# Employment: Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area (U)

Employment: Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area (U) was up 1.6% year on year in September 2025, compared with 1.8% in August 2025.
The level stood at 225,475 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.4% (Apr 2020) to 15.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-41420.EMP.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1990-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (440 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/employment-salem-or-metropolitan-statistical-area-u

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 225,475 thousands | — |
| August 2026 | 222,663 thousands | — |
| July 2026 | 218,828 thousands | — |
| June 2026 | 219,827 thousands | — |
| May 2026 | 217,829 thousands | — |
| April 2026 | 215,795 thousands | — |
| March 2026 | 215,614 thousands | — |
| February 2026 | 215,124 thousands | — |
| January 2026 | 212,940 thousands | — |
| December 2025 | 217,957 thousands | — |
| November 2025 | 219,760 thousands | — |
| September 2025 | 221,240 thousands | 1.6 |
| August 2025 | 219,121 thousands | 1.8 |
| July 2025 | 218,691 thousands | 2.6 |
| June 2025 | 216,669 thousands | 1.9 |
| May 2025 | 214,265 thousands | 1.3 |
| April 2025 | 213,860 thousands | 1.2 |
| March 2025 | 211,652 thousands | 0.9 |
| February 2025 | 210,944 thousands | 1.5 |
| January 2025 | 209,576 thousands | 2.5 |
| December 2024 | 211,725 thousands | 1.5 |
| November 2024 | 212,021 thousands | 0.7 |
| October 2024 | 215,538 thousands | 2.5 |
| September 2024 | 217,677 thousands | 2.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41420.EMP.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41420.EMP.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```